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Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions
Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions Stop & Shop is looking to fill more than 5,000 regional positions. The available positions across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are permanent and include store roles in bakery, deli, grocery, seafood, produce, front end, night crew and online pickup.  Stop & Shop is also hiring home delivery drivers and shoppers, as well as selectors at its distribution centers. These 5,000 new positions are in addition to the 5,000 Stop & Shop sought to fill at the start of the pandemic in March.  In total, Stop & Shop has invested more than …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Husband, Wife Bring Chocolate Shop To Montclair Husband, Wife Bring Chocolate Shop To Montclair
Husband, Wife Bring Chocolate Shop To Montclair A husband and wife with a culinary background are bringing a chocolate bar to Montclair. Vesta Chocolate is now open at 598 Valley Road in Upper Montclair. The shop is run by triple-threat chef, chocolate-maker and chocolatier Roger Rodriguez, along with his wife and business partner Julia Choi Rodriguez, who is also a pastry chef and food stylist. Vesta Chocolate is an artisan bean-to-bar chocolate lab and boutique featuring chocolate bars, confections, and baked goods. There will also be some secret menu items all hand-crafted on premise daily in small batches by Chef Roger using organ…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gap Closing 230 Stores In National Liquidation Including 2 In Bergen County Gap Closing 230 Stores In National Liquidation Including 2 In Bergen County
Gap Closing 230 Stores In National Liquidation Including 2 In Bergen County A pair of Gap stores in Bergen County are among the latest to shutter, recent reports say. The fashion retailer announced last year a plan to close 230 “underperforming” stores throughout the country. Included are stores located at Paramus Park Mall and Ridgewood Avenue. The Gap says it will shift its focus to e-commerce operations. The retailer posted a statement on its website: We are confident these closures will strengthen the health of the specialty fleet moving forward and will serve as a more appropriate foundation for brand revitalization.

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Papyrus Closing All Stores In National Liquidation Including 5 In North Jersey Papyrus Closing All Stores In National Liquidation Including 5 In North Jersey
Papyrus Closing All Stores In National Liquidation Including 5 In North Jersey Papyrus stores in Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Morris counties will soon shut their doors permanently, recent reports say. The stationery retailer recently announced the closure of each of its more than 260 locations, eight of which are in New Jersey. The North Jersey stores shuttering are located in Jersey City, Hackensack, Short Hills, Paramus and Ridgewood. Papyrus is just one of many national chains to be impacted by the "retail apocalypse," citing "current challenges of the retail industry" as the reason for the closures, NJ.com says. Though no closing dates have been announc…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Fort Lee PD: Ex-Con Sold $25,000 Worth Of Stolen Power Tools Through e-Commerce App Fort Lee PD: Ex-Con Sold $25,000 Worth Of Stolen Power Tools Through e-Commerce App
Fort Lee PD: Ex-Con Sold $25,000 Worth Of Stolen Power Tools Through e-Commerce App A Fort Lee ex-con sold $25,000 worth of power tools online that he stole from various home improvement stores, said police who arrested him. Borough Police Sgt. Christopher Valacer was using an e-commerce app when he noticed that Ralph Censale, a 45-year-old carpenter, "was selling a large amount of new power tools for far less than the fair market value," Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Detectives Thomas Keelen and John Klein dug further and found that Censale had sold more than 30 power tools in recent months, Mirkovic said. After discovering the thefts, the detectives obtained an arrest warr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
What's The Deal? Residents Nationwide Ask Amazon Where 'Surprise' Package Came From What's The Deal? Residents Nationwide Ask Amazon Where 'Surprise' Package Came From
What's The Deal? Residents Nationwide Ask Amazon Where 'Surprise' Package Came From Hundreds of Allendale residents recently joined tens of thousands of fellow Americans nationwide in reporting an item delivered through Amazon that they didn't order – in this instance, an iPhone screen protector. “Tossed it in the trash,” wrote one of the recipients. “Sketchy.” “I got one to my house and to my office. Neither for phones I have,” another added. “Have been getting them too. Not once, but 3 times already,” another said. “So weird.” Should they be worried? Probably not, experts say. A flood of deliveries of an unordered item is usually part of a scam known as “brushing,” i…

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by Jerry DeMarco